The Kerouac Alley is dedicated to a true friend and companion, a loving mother to her two daughters, and a dear and gentle lady.

May she now find the peace that has eluded her for so long.

Elizabeth Loudon Drath.
Rosemarkie, Scotland 1945 -
Los Angeles, California 2008

Bonnie Wee Lizzie

Where the mountains start a-raisin’
With seas caressing the shores
It was there I met wee Lizzie
Who’s gone forever more.

Who’s gone forever more.
And tho’ I miss her so,
She is still my bonnie wee Lizzie
For as long as the rivers flow.

When the sun’s no longer shinin’,
With darkness at my door,
Only then I’ll leave my Lizzie
And go forever more.

And go forever more.
And tho’ I’ll miss her so,
She will always be my wee Lizzie
For as long as the moon’s aglow.

When I see the mountains raisin’
With seas caressing the shores,
I'll remember my wee Lizzie
Who’s gone forever more.

Who’s gone forever more.
And tho’ I miss her so,
She is still my bonnie wee Lizzie
For as long as the rivers flow.

She remains my bonnie wee Lizzie
The sweet comfort within my soul.

"These are my favourite" Lizzie said, as she gently caressed the flower. "Pansies remind me of little faces, peering up at me from the petals."

Quotes From "Winnie the Pooh" by A.A. Milne

If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever. -- Winnie the Pooh

Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave. -- Winnie the Pooh

Pooh, promise you won't forget about me, ever. Not even when I'm a hundred." Pooh thought for a little. "How old shall I be then?" "Ninety-nine." Pooh nodded. "I promise," he said.

These are a Few of Her Favourite Things

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Robert Burns

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One Fond Kiss One fond kiss, and then we sever! One farewell, and then forever! Deep in heart-wrung tears I will pledge you, Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee. Had we never loved so kindly, Had we never loved so blindly, Never met - or never parted - We had never been broken-hearted. Fare-you-well, you first and fairest! Fare-you-well, you best and dearest! Yours be every joy and treasure, Peace, Enjoyment, Love and Pleasure! One fond kiss, and then we sever! One farewell, alas, for ever! Deep in heart-wrung tears I will pledge you, Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee. Auld Lang Syne Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind'? Should auld aqcuaintance be forgot, And days o' lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne.

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"I am afraid you have placed me on a pedestal", she said. "Perhaps I have Lizzie. That is where you belong, on a pedestal. And if for any reason you should topple off, I will be compelled to pick you up and place you back on that pedestal." She smiled as she gently squeezed my hand.

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Quotes

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Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation. --Kahlil Gibran Music I heard with you was more than music. and bread I broke with you was more than bread. ---Conrad Aiken Love is a promise, love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear. ---John Lennon Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime, and falling in at night. I miss you like hell. ---Edna St Vincent Millay What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. ---Ralph Waldo Emerson If I go away What would still remain of me? The ghost within your eyes? The whisper in your sighs? You see...Believe And I'm always there. ---Jon Oliva

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Big Sur, California

"The sea is in my soul", she said, as her blue eyes looked off toward the horizon. "I love the sea". A cold, but soft wind threaded its way through the trees. "See how the colours are always changing?" Loch Ness, Scotland Fort William, Scotland